Habry simmons



. .Iuly 31, 1923- Re 15,667

- H. SIMMONS v v I SHIELD I ori inal Filed Feb. 9. 1921 Reissued July 31, 1923.

HARRY SIMMONS, or sroxeun wasnruerour SHIELD.

Original No. 1,399,446,

T all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, HARRY SIMMONS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Spokane, in the county of Spokane and State of, Washington, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Shields, of which the following is a specification. My presentinvention relates to an improved shield for automobiles and similar vehicles to be used in Conjunction with the usual transparent wind shields, as an additional protection against rain, snow, or other prevailing weather conditions that would interfere with the transparency of v the usual windshield and prevent clear vision therethrough.

One object of the invention is the provision of an auxiliary shield or. shade that readily be attached .to the front or forma 2 wal d end of the automobile top or cover, and located in such position with relation to the well known form of transparent or glass windshield not onl as a shield or protector forthe '25 glass w en required, but also as an opaque shade against refiectedlight to insure per g feet vision of the driver.

. Another object of the invention is to pro vide a shield that can be easily and quickly adjusted to various positions by'the driver while the car is running. Another object of the invention is to provide a shield which can be adjusted by the driver with one hand, thus permitting the driver to use the other hand to-manipulate the steering wheel.

To this end the invention consists in certain novel combinations and arrangements of parts embodied in an adjustable shield 10- cated in convenient and accessible position 40- for the driver, which may be manipulated .with facility, is durable, and is a comparatively perfect quired functions. v In the accompanying drawings If'have illustrated one complete example of the physical embodiment of my invention.

-Fi ure 1 is a perspective view of oneform of shleld embodying my invention, ready for attachment to an automobile.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view, tion showing the shield in position on the a front portion. of anautom'obile.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged, detail as to be available for use .nected with the brackets 6 and 6'.

device for performing its repartly in secview, partly dated December 6, 1921, Serial No. 443,684, filed February 9, 1921. Application for reissue filed January 17, 1923. Serial No. 613,300. I

in section, of part of the device showing one form of controlling .mechanism for the shield.

In order that the general assembly and relation of parts may be readily understood- I have illustrated a portion of an automobile as 1 in Fig. 2, wherein are also shown the usual adjustable upper and lower transparent Windshields 2 and 3, and the windshield post 4. The device ofthe invention may be separately attached to the frame bar 5 of the cover or top of the automobile and it will be apparent that automobiles may be equipped with my device as an auxiliary or accessory for use in connection with the usual Windshields of the automobile, as

shown in Fig. 2. I

' v The shield or shade of the invention is attached to the automobile in any desired manner.. As herein shown it is attached to the jpart o'r bar 5 bymeans of a pair of complementary brackets ,6 and 6 each provided with a horizontal, perforated flange 7 and these brackets are attached at the underside of the bar 5 at the ends of this bar adjacent to the windshield posts 4. The brackets are of metal and eachis fashioned with a curved or vertically disposed part or flange 8 located at the rear of the bracket and extending inwardly or toward the longitudinal axis of the automobile, and as shown in the drawings the curved or arcuate flange of eachbracket is provided with a slot 9. The shield proper is pivotally con- This pivotal connection may be made in any desired manner. As herein shown, to each bracket is pivoted a part 10 forming a head with its pivot ,at llin the vertical wall of the bracket, and each head is fashioned with appearance, and the shield thus formed furnishes an opaque, rigid, light, but'strong body of which the two spaced arms'12 form a part. The shield projects from under the transverse top-frame bar 5 a suitable distance ahead of the automobile to perform its functions as a protector for the glass Windshields 2 and 3, and is adjustable on its pivotal supports 11 from a horizontal position to angles of different degreesfor various purposes.

When the automobile is running it 18 necessary that the driver shall have at least one hand upon the steering wheel, and I have provided means whereby the driver can easily adjust the shield with one hand, keeping the other hand on the wheel so as to have the automobile always under control and permit the shield to be easily and quickly adjusted to any position while the automobile is in motion. For purposes of illustration I have shown one particular construction for this purpose.

At the rear, each of the heads 10 is provided with a threaded stud 1 1, located and 1 adapted to swing through the slot 9 of the 1 position.

bracket, and by means of the threaded sleeve 15 whose head 15 is adapted to bear against the arcuate flange 8 of the bracket, the head 10 may be clamped in position. The sleeve is interiorly threaded to act as a clamping nut, on the threaded stud, and in addition to the threaded bore, an enlargement or pocket 16 is provided in the sleeve, as best seen in Fig. 3. l V a 1 When the driver-desires to adjust the shield, he grasps the controlling handpiece 17 at one side of the shield and moves it to unlock that side of the shield, keeping one hand on the steering wheel. He then re leases the handpiece 17 and the device-at the other side of the shield, being locked, holds the shield from movement. The driver then grasps the wheel with the hand which he has just used to manipulate the handpiece 17 and with the other hand grasps the handpiece 17 at the opposite side of the shield and moves it to unlock the shield and then With this same handpiece moves the shield to the desired, adjusted position and then by manipulatiil ig the same handpiece looks it in the wheel and move the other handpiece to the locked position, thus giving the shield a double lock. The single lock on one side will ordinarily lockthe shield but the clouble lock is used to prevent the shield from jarring out of its adjusted position. It

will be noted that by means of this construction the same handpiece that is grasped .by onehand of the operator to move the shield is also utilized to lock the shield in any desired position. This permits the driver, for example, to use one hand to unlock the shield, moveit to any desired position and then look it in this position with out removing his handfrom the controlling hand piece. In order to facilitate the move ment of the shield I may provide some suitable means for making it unnecessary for the e may then change hands on' has. B bi 1 driver to move the weight of the shield, such, for example, as by providing means to assist the driver inmoving the shield. In

the drawings I have shown one construction for this purpose wherein each tubular member or sleeve is fashioned with a spherical knob 17 which is of sufficient size and weight to counter-balance the weight of the shield or shade 13 at the opposite side of the pivotal supports 11 therefor.

A tapered pin 18 is passed transversely through an opening in the end of the stud 14 with its ends projecting out into the pocket 16, to allow free movement of the threaded sleeve on the stud, but prevent the sleeve from becoming displaced or lost from the stud, due to vibration 'of the traveling car. To permit ready insertion of the re taining pin in the stud, I provide a pair of opposed and alined, transverse openings 19 through the sleeve, and the pin may be inserted through one opening, and driven out, ifrequired by a tool inserted in the opening. By tapping on the tool the pin may be dislodged, and then the sleeve is free'to be turned entirely off the stud, if desired. In

the construction shown the shield and the I brackets, of a head pivoted in each bracket, arms on said heads and a shield on said arms, a slotted flange on one of said brackets, a threaded stud on a head movable in said slotted flange, a clamp member on said threaded stud adapted to engage said flange, v

and a counterweight on said clamp member.

2. The combination with a pair of spaced brackets, of a shield having heads pivoted therein, an arcuate, slotted flange on one bracket, a threaded stud on a head passing through said slotted flange, a threaded sleeve on the stud'adapted to frictionally engage the flange, and a counter-balancing weight on said sleeve.

3. The combination in a device as described with a supportingibracket having an arcuate, slotted flange,'-of a head pivoted i in the slot and formed with a threaded stud extension. passed through the slotted flange, a sleeve threaded on the stud and having a head to frictionally engage the flange, and a. weight carried by said sleeve for the purpose described.

'10 I support therefor, a controlling handpieceby 1 it 4. Thecombination with a pair of brackets each having an arcuate, slotted flange, of

a shield having spaced arms, heads on said I arms pivotally supported insaid brackets,

threaded studs on said heads passed through said slotted flanges, a sleeve threaded on each stud and adapted to frictionally engage a slotted'flange, anda weight carried by each sleeve. I

5. The combination with a shield of i a means of which said shield is moved to adjust it to various positions, said shielda'nd controlling hand piece having .a common pivot connecting both said shield and hand piece with said support and locking'means controlled by said handpiece for locking the shield in its adjusted position.

6. The combination with a shield of a support therefor, a movable connection between the shield and the support, a controlling handpiece by means of which said shield is moved to adjust it to various positions, locking means controlled by said handpi'ece for locking the shield in its adjusted 1 position, and a device acting when the locking device for theshield. I

7. The combination with a shield of a support therefor, a movable connection between said support and said shield, a rotatable controlling handpiece by means of whichsaid shield ismoved to adjust it to various positions, and locking means actuated by rotating the handpiece for locking the shield in its adjusted position.

' 8. The combination with a shield of spaced arms connected therewith, brackets connected witha fixed part of the automobile, pivotal connections between said arms and said brackets, a vertically disposed flange associated with each bracket, a handpiece connected with each of'said arms and by means of which the arms are moved to move the shield, the handpieces being rotatably connected With'said arms, opposed locking parts which said vertically disposedflanges are received and which are moved toward and a so from each other by moving the handpieces, to .l0ck and unlock the shield. j

i HARRY SIMMONS.

means is released, as a counterbalancing on the arms and the handpieces between 

